Basset horn. Nominal pitch: F.

F.A. Heckel

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Instrument

Basset horn

Instrument Family

Wind

Maker

F.A. Heckel

Place Made

Germany ; Central Europe ; Europe

Date Made

Circa 1900-1918

Description

Technical description: Maple wood with chrome plated german silver ferrules and keywork. Five pieces: mouthpiece, curved metal barrel, upper section, lower section, bell. Named Heckel-mouthpiece, grooved for cord. Patent B♭ mechanism: speaker key alone opens twin hole (two chimneys), when depressed with throat A key two extra vents are opened. Connection between both keys also closes one vent when only throat A is depressed. Rings on R1 and R2 close vent just above R1. Plate on thumb-hole. Basset keys under fontanelles. 18 keys, 4 rings. 1 plate. L0: Plate; speaker corresponding with throat A key. L1: T + ring + vent; throat A♮ corresponding with speaker; throat A♭. L2: T + ring + vent; alternative cross key for F₄/C₆. L3: T; E♭₄/B♭₅. L4: C♯₄/G♯₅; E₃/B♮₄; F♯₃/C♯₅. R0: E♭₃; D₃; C♯₃; C₃. R1: T; side F₄/C₆; side E♭₄/B♭₅; side trill for throat A-B♮ and B♭/C₅. R2: T + ring + vent. R3: T + ring (forked B♭₃/F♮₅); cross B♭₃/F♮₅. R4: G♯₃/E♭₅; F₃/C₅. Keyhead type: modern. Keymount type: screwed in pillars. Playing accessories: reed, cord, metal reed-cap. With original case with sign "Wilhelm Heckel / KOENIGLICHER HOFINSTRUMENTENFABRIKANT / Biebrich am Rhein". Also given number 61. Also in case: one reed. Restored at `Die Holzbläser', Berlin. A matched pair with (5183). Specific usage history: posibly "KTM" could be an abbreviation for "KOENIGLICHES THEATER MÜCHEN" or "MAGDEBURG". Previous ownerhsip: Palushek (widow of player) Hannover.

Other Information

Specific usage history: possibly "KTM" could be an abbreviation for "KOENIGLICHES THEATER MÜNCHEN" or "MAGDEBURG".

Notes

H. Fricke, Oct-Dec 2006.

Measurements

1030

Provenance

Palushek (widow of player) Hannover. ; Bequest of Sir Nicholas Shackleton, 2006.

Collection

Sir Nicholas Shackleton Collection ; MIMEd

Accession Number

5182